katatonisch
[kataˈtoːnɪʃ]
The verdict
“katatonisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - die Katatonie betreffend; durch unnatürliche und stark verkrampfte Haltungen des ganzen Körpers gekennzeichnet; bewegungs- und emotionslos
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | katatonisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [kataˈtoːnɪʃ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “katatonisch” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
katatonisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [kataˈtoːnɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Katatonie betreffend; durch unnatürliche und stark verkrampfte Haltungen des ganzen Körpers gekennzeichnet; bewegungs- und emotionslos".
Zero misspellings are on record for katatonisch in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is katatonisch, spelled K-A-T-A-T-O-N-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1die Katatonie betreffend; durch unnatürliche und stark verkrampfte Haltungen des ganzen Körpers gekennzeichnet; bewegungs- und emotionslos
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “katatonisch”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is K-A-T-A-T-O-N-I-S-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kataˈtoːnɪʃ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.